Finally…we get some real Lumi lovin’! I’ve been waiting for
this for so long – but was it just me, or was it a let down? As I
recall, their fantasies were hotter than what we saw this week.
I’m not going to complain, though, because this has been too long
in the making. I absolutely loved how Sami cleared Lucas at the
police station of all domestic violence charges. I’m not saying
Lucas was right in slapping Sami, but it did lead to both of them
finally admitting their true feelings. In my opinion, this was the
highlight of the week.

I was so shocked at the fight that broke out between Shawn and
Philip. Mostly, I was shocked because they both kept their shirts
on – although Philip’s was nearly ripped off, still, it was nice
to see everyone clothed this week. Another thing that has really
bothered me is the fact that Shawn goes from shunning Belle for
lying, then in the next scene, he’s telling her he wants to spend
the rest of his life with her. And they say women are fickle! Poor
Belle – all she can think about is how all of these deaths have
directly affected her – and how her mom is being blamed – and how
she, too, just might go crazy one of these days. Belle is the
epitome of selfishness.

Another shocker for me was Mimi. Of all the younger people, Mimi
is probably my favorite – so quirky and adorable. Mimi giving
advice to two seasoned police officers by suggesting administering
truth serum? I’m not even sure truth serum is considered proper
police procedure. Between all the twenty-somethings, I believe
they have all contributed to this investigation. Once again – I’m
not sure that is proper police procedure. But then again, if the
writers can rewrite history, they certainly can make up their own
police procedures.

Now…on to the alleged possession. It was strongly hinted at early
in the week – complete with Marlena dreaming of spewing pea soup.
I was torn between being totally grossed out, and trying not to
laugh. Then – John brings the priest in, who invites the dark
forces into Marlena, to prove that there are no dark forces in
her? The absurdity of these scenes is just beyond words. Finally,
Marlena is carted off to jail. I honestly felt like I was watching
a bit from “Saturday Night Live.” The stereotypical prisoners
sharing her cell was just too much. In the past, whenever someone
has gone to jail, they have been alone in a cell. But, in order to
drive this plot, Marlena is thrown in with a bunch of women.
Again, I was laughing at Nicole’s friend, Crystal – with her hair
done, and perfect lipstick – I’ve seen enough Lifetime television
movies to know that when a woman is in prison, she certainly
doesn’t look like that. After watching the brawl, we saw that all
the women were piled on top of one another – again, another scene
that was just too funny for words. I have to admire John for
standing by his woman, especially considering she has confessed to
him, tried to kill him, and didn’t she also attack Sami early on
in this story? And, thanks to medical science, there is no
physiological reason for her to be killing, nor is there any sign
of possession. Taking into consideration all of these facts, I
wonder how the writers will redeem her, and will they be
successful? I’m sure if they want her redeemed, they’ll just spoon
feed us some more baloney, and we’ll be expected to buy into it.

Finally, Nicole. I’ve always been kind of neutral where she is
concerned – I don’t really like her, or dislike her, however, I
really wish we could wrap this one up. First, we still have the
Colin Murphy murder hanging out there. Next, she conspired to kill
her husband, and I was a huge Victor fan – I’ve always liked him
right from the beginning – he was one of the best bad guys. Now,
she tried to have Marlena killed. With each of these dirty deeds,
it gives her a chance to whine to Brady, beg for his support,
remind us of the horrible things her father did to her, and throw
herself at him. This is getting very old, and I really do wish
they would move it along. But, alas, one day in Salem takes about
two or three weeks to get through. It is my personal theory that
the writers believe the longer they keep us hanging, the longer we
will continue to watch, and therefore, the ratings won’t suffer. I
guess they feel if they resolve a storyline, we’ll just stop
watching. Personally, I say finish a storyline, and bring
something new to the table to keep us interested.